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M 4 BY wwww United States Patent 3,270,871 PACKAGE Rosalie Pushkin, 917Oak St., Bellmore, N.Y. Filed Sept. 5, 1963, Ser. No. 306,841 1 Claim.(Cl. 20646) This invention relates to packaging devices. Moreparticularly it relates to devices which enable to produce a closure ora package to enclose an object, utilizing common containers and commonwrapping materials.

An object of this invention is to provide a graduated series ofconcentric annuluses or cylindrical rings adapted to assist in closingbottles or jars with a positive, quick, efficient and airtight closure.

Another object is to provide a novel and useful means for rapidly andeconomically enclosingobjects within the parameters of such means.

Another objects is to provide a novel and useful means and method forproducing closures on both ends of a cylindrical tube.

Other objects and a fuller understanding of my invention may be had byreferring to the following description and claim, taken in conjunctionwith the accompanying drawings in which like parts are designated by thereference characters and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the means of myinvention.

FIGURE 2 is a view of my invention bottle.

FIGURE 3 is a view of my invention applied to a cylindrical jar.

FIGURE 4 is a view of my invention applied to both ends of a cylindricaltube. In FIGURE 5 is shown a pack-age of an object by my invention.

In FIG. 1 is shown a concentric series of cylindrical rings or annuluses1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, fitting concentrically and closelyinside each other, 10 being the smallest and the innermost, fittinginside of 9 and having its outer diameter slightly smaller than theinner diameter of 9, and 1 being the largest and outermost ring andhaving its inner diameter slightly larger than that of its adjacentconcentric ring 2. The rings may be of equal thickness and height orthey may vary in thickness and in height for applications which will behereinafter described, the thicknesses varying from as little as a nilto as much as an inch. The diameter may vary from about a quarter of aninch to several feet, and the height may vary from about one eighth ofan inch to several inches. The rings may be made from metal, wood orplastic.

Whenever I refer to ring, annulus or cylinder I include anyconfiguration whether triangular, rectangular, polyhedral or circular.

The application of these concentric rings for effecting closures areshown in the succeeding views.

In FIG. 2 is shown an application for effecting closure of a bottle 11.A sheet 12, of flexible material, paper, plastic or metal foil,hereinafter referred to as material, is placed over the open mouth ofthe bottle and folded down around the neck of the bottle. A ring 13,selected from the concentric rings, having an inner diametersubstantially equal to the outer diameter of the mouth and twothicknesses of material, is slid down over and around the material andthe neck, thereby effectively sealing the contents of the bottle.

Similarly, in FIG. 3 is shown a cylindrical jar 14, whose month has beencovered with a sheet of material as hereinbefore described, and a ring16 of an inner diameter equal to the outer diameter of the jar and twothicknesses of the material, pushed over and applied to a 3,270,871Patented Sept. 6, 1966 around the mouth and the material, embracing therim of the mouth, thereby sealing the contents of the cylindrical jar.

In FIG. 4 is shown a cylindrical tube 17 open at both ends. Each end iscovered with a sheet of material 19 and rimmed on each end by rings 18,thereby sealing both ends.

In FIG. 5 is shown a package enclosing an object, such as, for example,a sandwich 20. This package is made from two adjacent concentric rings,22 and 24. The inner ring 22, of a height somewhat greater than theheight of the object 20 to be encased, is placed flatly On a sheet ofmaterial 21. The object 20 is placed inside the ring 18 and allowed torest on the material 21. The material is Wrapped up and around theperiphery of the ring and folded inwardly over the object 20. A secondsheet of material 23 is placed on the top of the wrapped ring and formedaround and downward thereof. A second ring 24 is pushed over the sheet23, enclosing the object 20 in the container formed thereby.

Most bottles and jars, as well as cylindrical shipping containers, arecommonly manufactured in standard sizes. It is, therefore, desirablethat the rings have their thicknesses and inner diameters manufacturedto conform to the neck and mouth sizes of the standard bottles, jars andcontainers.

It is understood that the present disclosure is only by way of exampleand that numerous changes in the details of construction and thecombination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of my invention as hereinafterclaimed.

What I claim is:

An enclosure for an object comprising, a cylindrical annulus around saidobject, a sheet of flexible material covering one end of said annulusand wrapped around the outer periphery of said annulus and foldedinwardly over the object, a second sheet of flexible material coveringthe opposite end of said annulus :on the top of said object and wrappedaround the outer periphery of said annulus and over the wrap formed bythe first sheet, a second annulus having an inner diameter equal to orgreater than the outer diameter of the first annulus and twice thecombined thicknesses of the first and second sheets of the flexiblematerial, said second annulus surrounding rthe inner annulus and thewrapping sheets of material concentrically.

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THERON E. CONDON, Primary Examiner. M. L. RICE, Assistant Examiner.

